3D Printing

Family and Consumer Science:

The Fashion and Interior Design class has an assignment to practice converting basic furniture to a piece that would match characteristics of different time periods. For the assignment, students will create a model of a piece of furniture that represents one of the time periods under study. As part of the redesign, students should 3D design and print components to add to the model.

Students in the Culinary class have discovered that their custom school themed cookie cutter has broken, and they need to supply cookies for a school event in four days – not enough time to have another one custom ordered. They would like to create something to replace the cutter using the 3D printer.

Language Arts:

A group of juniors is working on creating a video that features key details from the setting of the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. They are using miniature glass pieces they found, and would like to convert a miniature dresser into a 1930s era piece that would compliment the setting of the play and would be used to display the pieces. Design decorative elements that could be added to the dresser.

A language arts class has just finished a unit where they read a number of different works that all had strong symbolism. Their assignment is to choose one of the works they read and create a physical representation for the work to share with the class in an activity that explore the importance of symbolism. One of the groups has chosen to3D design and print a symbol to represent the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost

Physical Education

A group of seniors in an elective physical education class has been working with SPED teachers, occupational therapists and students with different disabilities to help them improve on both gross and fine motor skills. They have designed a series of activities that will help students practice improving fine motor skill practice and need a series of basic shapes that fit into a base. The object must be small enough that the student will have to pinch and hold it with their fingers.

Social Studies

A class has been studying the Bill of Rights. Each group is to choose an Amendment and develop a symbol that will help their classmates remember the most important components of the Amendment. Groups will share their symbol without revealing which Amendment it represents and the class will work to identify the symbols and provide a rationale.